Gary Jacobs (born 10 December 1965) is a former professional Scottish
boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
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. Jacobs is now a professional boxing coach.
Professional career
Jacobs at various points in his career held the British,
Commonwealth
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, and
European
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(EBU)
welterweight
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titles, as well as unsuccessfully challenging
Pernell Whitaker
Pernell Whitaker Sr. (January 2, 1964 – July 14, 2019) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1984 to 2001, and subsequently worked as a boxing trainer. He was a four-weight world champion, having won titles at lightweight, ligh ...
for his
WBC crown. Jacobs wore a
Star of David
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on his trunks.
Post career
He was inducted into the Scottish Boxing Hall of Fame in 2011.
Personal life
Jacobs is now a professional boxing coach at the MTK Scotland Gym and lives in the suburbs of Glasgow with his wife and three children
Professional boxing record
See also
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Pernell Whitaker vs. Gary Jacobs
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List of British welterweight boxing champions
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List of select Jewish boxers
References
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1965 births
Living people
Boxers from Glasgow
Scottish male boxers
21st-century Scottish Jews
Jewish boxers
Jewish British sportspeople
Welterweight boxers
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